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CORN POPPEB.

No. 589,817. Patented Sept, 14,1897.

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Patented Sept, 14,1897.

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CORN-POPPER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 589,817, datedSeptember 14, 1897.

Serial No. 594,267. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that 1, CHARLES L. Conn, a citi zen of the United States,residing at Bushnell, in the countyof McDonough and State of Illinois,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Corn-Poppers; and Ido hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, which will enable others skilled in theart to whichit appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in corn-peppers; and the objectsin view are to provide a popper which will automatically during therevolution of the popper separate the popped corn to any waitingreceptacle and to retain the unpopped corn within the popper until thesame has been popped; but the particular feature that I desire to claimin this application for patent is the provision, in connection with apopping-cylinder designed to be carried over the fire in the usual Way,

of asifting-cylinder extending out from the side or end of thepopping-cylinder and in such position as to be wholly removed from theblaze or heat utilized for popping the corn in the popping-cylinder andthe necessary details of construction which I employ to carry out thisinvention.

That my invention may be more fully understood reference is had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure 1 is a longitudinal section of myimproved corn-popper. Fig. 2 is a view in'per- 'spective showing theoutside casing of the popping-cylinder. Fig. 3 is'a plan View of aninterior cone. Fig. 4 is a longitudinal section through the same. Fig. 5is'a section on the line X X of 4:. Fig. 6 is a perspective View of aportion of the cone that is carried within the cylinder. Fig. 7 is aperspective View of a portion of the cone that is carried within thecylinder. Fig. Sis a modified form of a shield that is carried withinthe cone and useful to prevent popping grains from flying out of thecone.

In the drawings, G is a cylinder, the details of construction of whichare best shown in Fig. 2, in which said figure it will be seen that thecomplete cylinder is composed of the foraminated part 0 and the portionhaving the solid wall and designated by 0 This cylinder is closed at itsrear end, and its forward end is provided with an opening, which may belike that shown in Fig. l, in which said figure G is a rim attached tothe forward end of the cylinder.

D is arod which is passed through the center of the cylinder, and aprojecting portion of the rod from the forward and rear ends thereof maybe journaled in asuitable case provided. This cylinder is purposed to besupported in a suitable inclosing'case, within which the cylinder isdesigned to be turned by any suitable meansas, for instance, by means ofa crank or in any other suitable manner. This outside cylinder 0, takenas a whole, is designed to receive and contain the unpopped corn andalso serve as a receptacle for partially-popped corn and the generalrefuse resulting frointhe popping corn.

E is an opening in the wall of the sift-ingchamber 0 or, rather, a slidefitting over said opening and purposed to slide in grooves provided atthe sides of the opening, and e is a handle connected with the slide,the opening being provided to facilitate the removal of thepartially-popped grains of corn and other refuse that may haveaccumulated in the cylinder during the popping of the corn. This portionof the cylinder is preferably made or formed of wire-netting and iscarried immediately over the blaze or heat utilized for the popping ofthe corn.

F is a sheet-metal cone provided with foraminations to provide for theadmission of heat for the popping-cylinder into the cone F and islocated within the portion 0 of the cylinder G and is concentrictherewith and is provided with the opening F therein run ning the entirelength of the cone and in a direction corresponding with the slant ofthe cone.

- F is-a lift or foraniinated plate, preferably in a'de of sheet metal,which is connected with the foraminated outside wall C3 of the cylinderand with the cone F and is carried on a slant between the two parts,which completely fills the space between the same.

fis a partition interposed between the portion C of the cylinder and thecone F and closes one endof the chute provided by the lift F and thecone F.

G is a ledge connected with the inner face 1 of the cone F, and isconnected therewith at a point just above the opening I therein and hasthe same incline as the opening, and the Said ledge gradually becomeswider as it bears forward in the cone.

II is also a cone and is constructed, preferably, of wire-netting and ispractically a con tinuation of cone 1* and is connected therecorn andsuch grains as are unpopped or par tially popped will pass into the coneII, and the popped corn will be delivered therefrom through the openingin the forward end of the cone.

h are diagonally-disposed ledges or conveyers fixed to the inner face ofthis foraminated cone and at the rear portion thereof, and may extendforward any distance desired and are useful to facilitate or acceleratein hastening the escape of the popped-corn, and the said unpopped orpartially-popped grain will be sifted through the foraminated wall ofthe cone Has the cylinder and cone are revolved.

I I I are diagonally-disposed conveyers or ledges fixed to the insidewall of the solid portion of the case (3 The said conveyers or ledgesoverlapping each other are useful to convey the unpopped grains of cornback to the poppingcylinder and in position where they will again besubjected to the heat,

J is an auxiliary sifter, being foraminated and being cone shape andalso having the general construction of the cone F. This auxiliarysifter is fixed upon the rod D and placed at the mouth of cylinder II,the said cone being closed at its rear end, and the space between therear end of the cone and cylinder II is left open, so that the poppedcorn delivered from cone F may be delivered to the said sifting-chamber,and the said corn will finally be deposited upon the liftJ thereof, andfrom thence will be delivered through the opening in the cone into theinside thereof, and from thence it will be delivered from a pointwithout the popper.

I have shown in this application my popper as I propose to construct itgenerally, but the pattern is a small one and is purposed to do poppingin a small way; but I may employ the principle embodied herein inconnection with large-sized poppers, such as are purposed to pop corn inlarge quantities, and in such event it may be necessary for me to modifythe construction slightly from that herein shown-via, it may benecessary for me to employ a greater number of lifts as herein shown inconnection with cone F and also a greater number of lifts like J, shownin connection with auxiliary sifting-chamber J, when my popping-cylinderis of large circumference, so that the popped corn may not accumulatetoo much, but may be delivered more than once during a revolution of thecylinder into the sifting chambers. This modification of course isnotadeparture from what I have heretofore described as my invention, butI call attention'to it merely to show that I have this modificationclearly in mind.

K is a shield which I may substitute for the auxiliary sifting-chamberJ, and the same may be carried, if used, within the sifting cone, in anyposition desired, and is useful to prevent popping grains being ejectedfrom the cone by the force of popping and prevent the undue scatteringof the same and will stop the grains from being so ejected and willcause them to be delivered in the usual way and into the waitingreceptacle;

Having thus fully described my invention. what I claim, and desire tosecure by Letters Paten t, is-

1. In a corn-popper, a siftingcylinder connected with thepopping-cylinder and receiving corn delivered therefrom, provided with aseries of diagonallydisposed conveyers, and an inclosing cylinder forsaid sifting-chamber provided with conveyers for returning unpopped cornreceived from the said siftingchamber to the popping-cylinder,

2. In a cornpopper, thecombination' with the case 0, formed of theforaminated part G, and the non-perforated wall 0 provided with interioroverlapping conveyers, of the interior cone formed of the foraminatedsheetmetal part F, having an opening leading into i the cylinder andprovided with a lift connecting the cone and the foraminated wall of thecylinder and the foraminated sifting-chamber II, provided with theconveyor h, and asuitable shield for hearing within the mouth of thesifting-chamber, all substantially as described and shown.

3. In a corn-popper, an exterior cylinder partially foraminated andpartially non-foraminated of an interior cone formed of two parts one offoraminated sheet metal hearing within the foraminated part of theexterior cylinder opening into the same and connected therewith by meansof a suitable lift or slanting partition designed to receive deposits ofcorn therefrom and the other part formed of wire-netting andconstituting a sifting-chamber and carried within the non-perforatedpart of the exterior cylinder and to which it delivers unpopped corn andrefuse resulting from popping the same being provided with a number ofconveyers fixed to the inner wall and at the rear end thereof, allsubstantially as described and shown.

at. A corn-popper consisting of the exterior cylinder 0 having theforaminated and nonforaminated parts 0 and C the part 0 provided withthe overlapping conveyers I, and with the opening E provided with asuitable slide or cover, an interior cone formed of the sheet'metalforaminated part F carried within the foraminated portion of theexterior cylindei' opening into the same and connected into the same andconnected therewith by therewith by means of a suitable lift orslantmeans of the lift or diagonally-disposed permg" partition and withthe interior ledge G tition J all substantially as described and and thesifting portion of the cone H extendshown.

5 ing out from the end of the cone F and pro- In testimony whereof Iaffix my signature I5 vided with a series of eonve'yers diagonally inpresence of two Witnesses.

' disposed upon the inner surface and at the CHARLES L. COLE.

inner end of the said sifting-chamber and the Vitn esses: auxiliarysifting-chamber J, located at the W. V. TEFFT,

10 month of. the sifting-chamber and opening 1 CHAS. XV. LA PORTE.

